This is not looking good for Newsweek. For Dorian to give such a flat unconditional denial means:
1. He is Satoshi Nakamoto but is calling Newsweek's bluff.
2. He is not Satoshi Nakamoto and is calling Newsweek's bluff.
In scenario 1, he's apparently confident that Newsweek has no other real proof and won't be finding any proof in the future...which is a lot of confidence in himself that he's wrapped up all the loose ends. Either way, Newsweek better have a trump card...they've been hinting that they had more information that backed their claims, so now's the time to show the cards.
> which is a lot of confidence in himself that he's wrapped up all the loose ends.
I'd agree with him. SN's so far done a very good job of avoiding leaks and disappearing: there's a few potential errors he may've made, but nothing serious. And people have completely failed to find anything connected to Dorian which makes him a better candidate for SN, which is in stark contrast to Ross Ulbricht - after his name was released and you started Google-hunting him, within hours you could find tons of evidence he was DPR (most brazenly, his LinkedIn page). If nobody's found anything about Dorian by now, then either he's really not Satoshi or he's done a perfect job cleaning up.
1. He is Satoshi Nakamoto but is calling Newsweek's bluff.
2. He is not Satoshi Nakamoto and is calling Newsweek's bluff.
In scenario 1, he's apparently confident that Newsweek has no other real proof and won't be finding any proof in the future...which is a lot of confidence in himself that he's wrapped up all the loose ends. Either way, Newsweek better have a trump card...they've been hinting that they had more information that backed their claims, so now's the time to show the cards.